north-bound

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [nawrth bound]
- /nɔrθ baʊnd/
- /nɔːθ baʊnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nawrth bound]
- /nɔrθ baʊnd/

Definition of north-bound word

adjective north-bound going toward the north: northbound traffic. 1

Just one definition for north-bound

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Origin of north-bound

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; north + -bound2

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Parts of speech for North-bound

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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north-bound popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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